STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1160

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 1291

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1291, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT COURT PROCEEDINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to continue to protect Hawaii's children by clarifying language in the Child Protective Act of 2010 (Act), Chapter 587A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to ensure consistency in practice and compliance with applicable federal requirements, under federal Title IV-E.  The bill also clears up an unintended ambiguity regarding the effect of the Act on existing cases, that is, cases that were filed and adjudicated under last year's law.

     The Judiciary, Department of the Attorney General, and Department of Human Services supported this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing its effective date to October 1, 2011, to provide enough time for designated agencies to implement these changes.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1291, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1291, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair